FlickrPro is sure to be on any computer user's list of photo storage and sharing sites. This is not surprising since this service was launched in XNUMX. Today it is owned by SmugMug since XNUMX. It has over a hundred million users who depend on it having downloaded tens and tens of thousands and billions of images, which makes it claim to be "the largest community of photographers on the planet". " Flickr offers a free tier and a paid tier called the FlickrPro plan. While the free tier was previously more generous in its photo storage, certain updates were made in XNUMX that made it less appealing. In addition to this, although there was a requirement precedent of having a Yahoo! account to use Flickr, this is no longer the case.
The free version of Flickr limits you to uploading XNUMX photos and videos (Image credit: Flickr)
Free vs paid
The Flickr Free account is a good place to start, but most likely shutters will quickly exceed the storage limit of one with zero photos or videos. For most people, this probably won't take up much storage space, but at least the maximum limit of 1MB per frame and XNUMXGB per video can take up quite a bit of space and isn't a serious restriction. The other big restriction of the free tier of Flickr is that it is ad-supported. In short, the free level of Flickr is not going to be enough for most users. The best option is a FlickrPro account, which is the only paid tier free, and makes choosing a free upgrade fairly easy with a "one size fits all" approach. The first advantage is that the storage is unlimited and the images are in full resolution. The other benefit of the Pro account is using Flickr ad-free, and visitors to your account won't be able to enjoy any ads either. Additional benefits are advanced statistics so you can see how images are evolving today and also historically so you can see popular images over time. There is also Premier Support so that paid users get priority when help is needed. Not only is image uploading unlimited, but FlickrPro has a tool to make the process easier, called AutoUploadr. This tool allows the user to download an entire collection of photos from multiple sources such as a smartphone, computer, or hard drive. It can also work with online storage sources, such as Adobe Lightroom or Dropbox.
FlickrPro only offers one payment tier (Image credit: Flickr)
Plans and prices
Although there is only one paid tier of the FlickrPro plan to choose from, there is a cost alternative. The simplest option is the monthly plan, which has all the features, including unlimited storage for €3 (five GBP), and is taken monthly with no contract. The first option to get a discount is to sign up for XNUMX months, which costs €XNUMX (GBP XNUMX), which is a modest saving of XNUMX%, as this reduces the effective monthly cost to XNUMX and three € (five GBP) if we divide it. The best deal is to sign up for the year for sixty USD (forty-three GBP), billed annually, and reduces the effective monthly cost to five USD (four GBP), a better saving of twenty-eight five percent. Each plan renews automatically, which is recommended and helps prevent loss of previous images, but users should note that it is also non-refundable. Flickr can be used through a web browser on the computer or through smartphone applications for Android and iOS platforms.
FlickrPro has a number of partnership deals that can help you save on subscriptions (Image credit: Flickr)
Hi partner
Although some photo and video storage services are cloud storage only, FlickrPro has incorporated a number of partnership agreements to improve the deal. Unfortunately, most of these are trials of other services for a limited time, but most should be of interest to photographers. For example, members get one month of free access to PHLEARN, a course catalog for Photoshop and Lightroom courses, and then a XNUMX% discount. Since FlickrPro lacks any image editing features, users are going to appreciate the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography couple-month trial offers and a XNUMX% discount on Capture One photo editing software. Limited Pixsy plan to address image theft that will protect up to one with zero images with ten takedown notices.
FlickrPro accepts certain image formats, although the list is somewhat limited. As far as images are concerned, the list is only JPEG, PNG, and non-animated GIFs. Unfortunately, that leaves out the RAW images that are popular with professional photographers. Any other uploaded images will be converted to JPEG format. Support for the format is considerably more extensive on the video side. The accepted list includes MPEG, MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, 3GP, M2TS, OGG and OGV which you will probably like the most.
You will use the FlickrPro Uploadr to upload your photos (Image credit: Flickr)
The Downlow on the Uploadr
Be consistent with deleting the "and also" is the Uploadr to bring the image to Flickr. When the image is loaded, the user is prompted to add multiple categories of information to the image. This makes it easier for people to find the image. It is also possible to add a description to the image, such as tags, and also identify the people present in the image. If the image is one part of a series of user images, it's a great idea to add it to an album. The image can also be added to a Flickr set, such as Macro Monday, Travel Photography, and Hardcore Street Photography, among thousands upon thousands of options. We also appreciate the option to copyright an image.
Final verdict
FlickrPro offers a solid gateway to the cloud storage space for image and video storage, combining the social aspect to share content. Although the free tier is quite limited and we wish it would accept more image formats natively, we can still see why this service is so popular. FlickrPro excels in unlimited storage, with a dedicated software tool, cross-platform support, and ease of use, uniquely with tagging images. Taking all this into account, we can easily see why this service is so popular.